title: Impact of a 5-minute scrub on the microbial flora found on artificial, polished, or natural fingernails of operating room personnel.
authors.affiliation: St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Edel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Houston
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: LaRocco
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009262:Nails / Q000382:microbiology*; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D013997:Time Factors